Talk:Events

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Event Page Name
Why this page? We already had a page for Event, singular. Any particular reason to have two pages for the same thing?


 * I don't know. I created Events on 18:49, 30 March 2016. Dhrekr created Event on 06:27, 2 April 2016‎.‎ The same thing happened with They Came from the Holodeck on 20:18, 30 March 2016‎, and Axer made They Came From The Holodeck on 12:56, 31 March 2016. People need to search before creating an entirely new page. Most upcoming events I have been on top of to create the page(s). Both of them should be combined. Jello (talk) 15:25, 25 April 2016 (CDT)

New Event Format needed for "Supply Missions"
Trying to keep things updated so people understand how to play this new event style. 1. Click on event screen (upper left corner 2. Click 'Enter Event' 3. Collect items that have have all green items (enough of each item to craft larger item) 4. Click on yellow items (enough sub-items to craft main item) A. If all sub items are already acquired, select crew to do the building and build it.  B. Follow Step 3. 5. Click on red items (additional sub-items are needed)  A. Collect any missing components (clicking on component gives missions that drop it).  B.  Follow step 4.

.... Fill in rest of page with parallels to regular events. Lorian Tucker (talk) 14:38, 16 June 2016 (CDT)

Calendar
Can i suggest that the calendar be reversed. (i.e. The order be flipped) That way the dates are in chronological order. --Admiral Titan (talk) 22:39, 27 July 2016 (CDT)

Question?
What happened to the other event page? Is this the same page just "cleaned up". Having to remember which icons mean "Galaxy Events" vs "Expedition Events" does not seem like an improvement. How do people feel about putting the labels back?
 * I answered this on your talk page. -- 23:57, 30 November 2016 (CST)

Organization For Years to Come
As 2016 comes to a close, we have to start thinking about how to manage the event page to prevent an insanely long event list. My suggestion is to split it into multiple pages. Main Events Page would Link to event pages by year. This table is a layout of my suggestion. It is also explained below. Each event page would have a template at the top called that would contain all header information. (that would keep the top of the page consistent between years). The difference would then be the table of events at the bottom of the page which would continue to use   and. Let me know what you think. Id volunteer to set this up (Can do it next week). Thanks, 12:06, 14 December 2016 (CST) Do you support the organization of Events Page as listed above? Yes No
 * Additionally, this is almost mandatory because the current EventList template uses the expensive function "IfExist" to check if the file for the event exists. This can't be removed as we have an event we don't have a picture of. As more events are released, eventually we will get to the point where the using the template will throw an error because of too many expensive function calls.
 * Another thought would be to separate the pages by year as above, except have the main events page have links to all the years at the top, then have the rest of the page be the exact same as the current year. (using to sub the current years event list)


 * If the only reason for the usage of "IfExist" is that one missing image (I didn't check), then it should simply replaced with a placeholder image, or we should live with a "broken file link". --Crunch (talk) 14:33, 14 December 2016 (CST)
 * It is also there to prevent a bad file link before an image is uploaded for the event. However, i do agree that a placeholder image should be used. What about using the file below for any current or future events that do not have a file? In that case, i suppose we could just create sections on the event page for years, so each year would have its own table/event numbering, and old years would be collapsed by default. (Uploading file momentarily) -- 19:34, 14 December 2016 (CST)
 * Suggested Image: Star Trek Timelines Logo.png
 * Well, i think i just solved the expensive parser function problem. I removed the ifexist and added an ifeq to the template checking specifically for the event name "Unlikely Heroes", as that is the only event without an image. If future events are added that don't have an image, then the template will need to be modified to nest another ifeq statement with the new event name. Until an image is uploaded for the event, any pages using the template with that event will have a bad file link. This means that using the collapsed table for past years should work. -- 20:04, 14 December 2016 (CST)
 * I'm in favor of a placeholder image that would be inserted into the base template and can be changed to any uploaded event image. I don't really like hacks like using ifeq. They're ugly and should only be used temporarily. --Darxide (talk) 21:58, 14 December 2016 (CST)
 * Agreed, however what image would you suggest? A simple solution would be to leave it as i changed it, then when the event is repeated use that image. -- 00:30, 15 December 2016 (CST)
 * I think even just using a blank image would be fine. Or one with "No Image" across it. Something to quickly indicate that an image is missing and hopefully prompt someone to grab one and upload it before the event is over. --Darxide (talk) 04:22, 20 December 2016 (CST)